Legal & Admin Officer Jobs
Legal & Admin Officer Jobs
Job Description
The Company wishes to recruit a qualified and results oriented individual to fill the following position:
Job Title: LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICER (Nairobi)
Reports To: CHIEF OF STAFF
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- A degree in law (LLB) from a recognized university
- Diploma from Kenya school of law
- Advocate of the High Court.
- Diploma in Human Resources Management or equivalent
DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE, ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS
- 5 years’ experience in private corporate environment with a Unionized and Labor intensive layout
- Very strong understanding of labor laws, the constitution of Kenya (2010), the ILO conventions and the IDHR and their applications
- Proof of successfully handled corporate related and especially labor related matters.
- Demonstrable critical legal analysis
- Strong policy development and implementation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Very good case management and problem solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure delivering desired results
- Ability to work with teams and offer strong focused leadership
- Ability to multi task and keep high level confidentiality
- Strong understanding of the private security sector
- Be conversant with various ISO certifications
- The ideal candidate for the above position should also be a team player with drive and initiative and demonstrate ability to achieve results.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Generally manage the company legal functions relating to various company activities
- Ensure the company compliance with statutory and regulatory guidelines
- Ensure that required licenses and/or permits/certificates are in place and are valid.
- Advise the management an HR Team on matters of employment laws & regulations
- Research and advise the management on evolving legal requirements/give legal opinions.
- Ensure that company cases are managed professionally for the best interest of the company
- Handle legal correspondence and liaise with external legal counsel/parties as necessary
- Attend court/tribunals on behalf of the company when need arises
- Assess and advise on matters to be settled out of court
- Minimize cases getting to court
- Assist in drafting & reviewing sales agreements and contracts
- Attend meetings that need legal related input
- Peruse and advise management on all other contract agreements relating to various parties before execution or for any other reasons
- Attend Court and give evidence on behalf of the company.
- Assist in preparation of witnesses whose evidence is required in support of the Company’s claims and defence.
- Keep a detailed record of all company legal activities
- Ensure that company policies and code of conduct are in line with the law.
- Manage and minimize legal related costs
- Submit quarterly legal reports to management
- Liaise and assist the HR team on a day to day basis in ensuring labor practices are in line with the law.
- Ensure any Company’s Trade Marks are properly registered and protected.
- The ideal candidate for the above position should also be a team player with drive and initiative and demonstrate ability to achieve results